Dust cover for a valve

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, left perspective view of a dust cover for a valve showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is top plan thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The subject matter shown in broken line in FIG. 1 represents the location of unclaimed environmental structure—viz., the location of a container and valve—which can be of any ornamental appearance and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a dust cover for a valve, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D319190 August 20, 1991 Wilding
D329604 September 22, 1992 Kuczer
D339290 September 14, 1993 Close
D378071 February 18, 1997 Kincman, Sr.
D422213 April 4, 2000 Sedgeley
D458836 June 18, 2002 Garrant et al.
D471455 March 11, 2003 Laveault et al.
Other references
  • DS Smith (UK) Limited, World Wide Dispensers Brochure, 2001, available at <http://www.dssmith-plastics.com/downloads/English_WD.pdf> (last visited Oct. 23, 2003).
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Patent History
Patent number: D516423
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 24, 2003
Date of Patent: Mar 7, 2006
Assignee: Nestle Waters North America, Inc. (Greenwich, CT)
Inventors: J. Wayne Halfacre (New Fairfield, CT), John S. Gruver (New Canaan, CT), Christian Randhahn (Bethel, CT), Charles A. Curtiss (Norwalk, CT), Stuart Leslie (Larchmont, NY), Christopher J. Matice (Bellbrook, OH), Stephen P. DeHoff (Cincinnati, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Assistant Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Attorney: Fish & Neave Group Ropes & Gray LLP
Application Number: 29/192,553
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/447; D9/449